Tom's Guide | Tom's Hardware | Tom's Games

Computing.Net > Forums > Mac > OS x and linux

Computer Problems? Computing.Net has over 1,000,000 posts about all things technology related! Over 90% answered within 24 hours! Click here to start participating now! Also, be sure to check out the New User Guide.

OS x and linux

Reply to Message Icon

Name: mic_HL
Date: May 13, 2002 at 03:33:01 Pacific
Comment:

How close OSx is to linux knowing that OSx is based on Unix.
thanks



Sponsored Link
Ads by Google

Response Number 1
Name: the pickle
Date: May 13, 2002 at 05:20:47 Pacific
Reply:

Close enough that a lot of programs for Linux can be *very* easily ported to OS X, and some work with just a simple recompile.

p


0

Response Number 2
Name: mic_HL
Date: May 13, 2002 at 07:29:43 Pacific
Reply:

SO shell scripting in BASH and normal Unix command work ???


0

Response Number 3
Name: the pickle
Date: May 13, 2002 at 10:02:18 Pacific
Reply:

Rough guess: 90% of it works identically, yes. After all, OS X *is* BSD UNIX.

p


0

Sponsored Link
Ads by Google
Reply to Message Icon

Related Posts

See More


installing MAC OS 9 hooking up my iBook to ac...



Post Locked

This post is quite old and has been locked from receiving new replies. Please create a new posting instead.


Go to Mac Forum Home


Sponsored links
Ads by Google


Results for: OS x and linux
Install Win XP, OS X and Linux www.computing.net/answers/mac/install-win-xp-os-x-and-linux/6229.html

Mac OS X and DHCP. www.computing.net/answers/mac/mac-os-x-and-dhcp/3997.html

How to network Mac OS X and WINDOWS XP www.computing.net/answers/mac/how-to-network-mac-os-x-and-windows-xp/5220.html